Joe Hill - Mr block

^APlease ^Egive me your attention, I'll ^Aintroduce to ^Eyou A man who is a credit to the ^Bold Red White and Blue His ^Ehead is made of lumber and ^Asolid as a ^Erock He is a common worker and his ^Bname is Mr. Block And ^F#Block he thinks he may be ^Bmpresident some ^Bday

^EOh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake ^{E7 B}You take the cake, ^B7you make me ache [Go] tie a ^Erock on your ^E7block and then ^Ajump in the ^A7lake Kindly ^Edo that for ^B7Liberty's ^Esake!

^AYes, ^EMr. Block is lucky - he ^Agot a job, by ^Egee! The shark got seven dollars for ^Bjob and fare and fee They ^Eshipped him to a desert and ^Adumped him with his ^Etruck But when he tried to find his job he ^Bsure was out of luck He ^F#shouted, "That's too raw! I'll ^Bmfix them with the ^Blaw!"

^EOh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake ^{E7 B}You take the cake, ^B7you make me ache [Go] tie a ^Erock on your ^E7block and then ^Ajump in the ^A7lake Kindly ^Edo that for ^B7Liberty's ^Esake!

^ABlock ^Ehiked back to the city but ^Awasn't doing ^Ewell He said "I'll join the union, the ^Bgreat AF of L". He ^Egot a job that morning, got ^Afired by the ^Enight He said, "I'll see Sam Gompers and he'll ^Bfix that foreman right!" Sam ^F#Gompers said, "You see, you've ^Bmgot our sympa-^Bthy."

^EOh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake ^{E7 B}You take the cake, ^B7you make me ache [Go] tie a ^Erock on your ^E7block and then ^Ajump in the ^A7lake Kindly ^Edo that for ^B7Liberty's ^Esake!

^AE-^Election day he shouted, "A ^ASocialist for ^EMayor!" The comrade got elected [and] he ^Bhappy was for fair But ^Eafter the election he ^Agot an awful ^Eshock [When] a great big socialistic bull did ^Brap him on the block And ^F#Comrade Block did sob, "I ^Bmhelped him get his ^Bjob!"

^EOh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake ^{E7 B}You take the cake, ^B7you make me ache [Go] tie a ^Erock on your ^E7block and then ^Ajump in the ^A7lake Kindly ^Edo that for ^B7Liberty's ^Esake!

^AThe ^Emoney kings in Cuba blew ^Aup the gunboat ^EMaine, But Block got awful angry and ^Bblamed it all on Spain. He ^Ewent right in the battle and ^Athere he lost his ^Eleg, And now he's peddling shoestrings and is ^Bwalking on a peg. He ^F#shouts, "Remember Maine, ^BmHurrah! To hell with ^ESpain!"

^EOh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake ^{E7 B}You take the cake, ^B7you make me ache [Go] tie a ^Erock on your ^E7block and then ^Ajump in the ^A7lake Kindly ^Edo that for ^B7Liberty's ^Esake!

^APoor ^EBlock he died one evening, I'm ^Avery glad to ^Estate He climbed the golden ladder up ^Bto the pearly gate He ^Esaid, "Oh Mister Peter, one ^Athing I'd like to ^Etell I'd like to meet the Astorbilts and ^BJohn D Rockerfell!" Old ^F#Pete said, "Is that so? You'll ^Bmmeet them down be-^Blow!"

^EOh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake ^{E7 B}You take the cake, ^B7you make me ache [Go] tie a ^Erock on your ^E7block and then ^Ajump in the ^A7lake Kindly ^Edo that for ^B7Liberty's ^Esake!